Re:State of the OpenVMS Port to x86_64 [pdf]
by pklausler on Wednesday October 12, 2016 @12:41PM
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Why not translate the PDP-11 or VAX binaries to x86-64 and emulate the memory-mapped device interfaces? Seems like less work, and more likely to produce a cheap solution for legacy installations worrying about how to run an ancient critical application on old gear.
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Re:State of the OpenVMS Port to x86_64 [pdf]
by sedachv on Wednesday October 12, 2016 @05:01PM
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A lot of the old VAX installations are industrial control applications, the device interfaces are exactly the things you want to keep. You can buy new VAX-compatible machines with the old Digital I/O buses and cables today: http://logical-co.com/product/ba23123-m9405-module-interconn...